Ian Cable
@iancable.bsky.social
Climate volunteer with the Collective for Climate Action in networking and climate communication and education. https://linktr.ee/cfca
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Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally)
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally)
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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Gearing up to start in 10 minutes with @simonoxfphys.com and @hmoluseyi.bsky.social! Join us live on the link below and on Reddit at www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Gearing up to start in 10 minutes with @simonoxfphys.com and @hmoluseyi.bsky.social! Join us live on the link below and on Reddit at www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
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The average thickness of #Arctic sea ice reached a new all-time minimum this year (in this dataset)... 📉
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December 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The average thickness of #Arctic sea ice reached a new all-time minimum this year (in this dataset)... 📉
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DeBriefed | India and Pakistan heat ‘tests human limits’; UK steel crisis sparks net-zero attack; Why Nigerian households are turning to solar
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DeBriefed | India and Pakistan heat ‘tests human limits’; UK steel crisis sparks net-zero attack; Why Nigerian households are turning to solar
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Are you or your loved ones worried about solar farms?
Have you heard scary things about solar panels turning the countryside into an industrial hellscape?
Fear not! We at Carbon Brief have just published the definitive article debunking solar myths ⬇️
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Have you heard scary things about solar panels turning the countryside into an industrial hellscape?
Fear not! We at Carbon Brief have just published the definitive article debunking solar myths ⬇️
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Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar
Carbon Brief factchecks 16 of the most common myths about solar power
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August 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Are you or your loved ones worried about solar farms?
Have you heard scary things about solar panels turning the countryside into an industrial hellscape?
Fear not! We at Carbon Brief have just published the definitive article debunking solar myths ⬇️
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
Have you heard scary things about solar panels turning the countryside into an industrial hellscape?
Fear not! We at Carbon Brief have just published the definitive article debunking solar myths ⬇️
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
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🚨 New research alert!
Join @ClimateOutreach & @MoreInCommon on Sept 11 for the #BTC2025 launch: fresh insights on UK climate & nature attitudes + tools to engage across society.
📅 11 Sept | 11:00 BST
🔗 climateoutreach.org/btc2025_launch
#ClimateAction #NatureRecovery
Join @ClimateOutreach & @MoreInCommon on Sept 11 for the #BTC2025 launch: fresh insights on UK climate & nature attitudes + tools to engage across society.
📅 11 Sept | 11:00 BST
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#ClimateAction #NatureRecovery
Join us on 11 September for the launch of our new Britain Talks Climate & Nature research. - Climate Outreach
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🚨 New research alert!
Join @ClimateOutreach & @MoreInCommon on Sept 11 for the #BTC2025 launch: fresh insights on UK climate & nature attitudes + tools to engage across society.
📅 11 Sept | 11:00 BST
🔗 climateoutreach.org/btc2025_launch
#ClimateAction #NatureRecovery
Join @ClimateOutreach & @MoreInCommon on Sept 11 for the #BTC2025 launch: fresh insights on UK climate & nature attitudes + tools to engage across society.
📅 11 Sept | 11:00 BST
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#ClimateAction #NatureRecovery
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In our latest blog, CCAG member Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social explains why global climate commitments need to go hand-in-hand with national economic strategy, and how they can become powerful levers for inclusive, innovation-led growth.
Find out more here: www.ccag.earth/news/nationa...
Find out more here: www.ccag.earth/news/nationa...
August 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In our latest blog, CCAG member Professor @mazzucatom.bsky.social explains why global climate commitments need to go hand-in-hand with national economic strategy, and how they can become powerful levers for inclusive, innovation-led growth.
Find out more here: www.ccag.earth/news/nationa...
Find out more here: www.ccag.earth/news/nationa...
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How the U.S. Just Handed the Renewable Future to China youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?... you'll find few better laid out arguments for why pursuing net zero is important for resilience and the economy than this. #energy #climate
How the U.S. Just Handed the Renewable Future to China
How the U.S. Just Handed the Renewable Future to China. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This summer the United States…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How the U.S. Just Handed the Renewable Future to China youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?... you'll find few better laid out arguments for why pursuing net zero is important for resilience and the economy than this. #energy #climate
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"I provide a set of narratives for those who want to be on the right side of history" @mliebreich.bsky.social on his new BloombergNEF piece, 'The Pragmatic Climate Reset', which he is breaking down in this week's episode with @worthingtonbry.bsky.social. Watch now 🔗 www.youtube.com/@CleaningUpPod
August 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"I provide a set of narratives for those who want to be on the right side of history" @mliebreich.bsky.social on his new BloombergNEF piece, 'The Pragmatic Climate Reset', which he is breaking down in this week's episode with @worthingtonbry.bsky.social. Watch now 🔗 www.youtube.com/@CleaningUpPod
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Has your work been impacted by the federal government's about-face on climate policy? Our team wants to hear about it 🧪
Details below 👇
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Have federal actions on climate impacted your job? Our team is looking for brief voice memos explaining how climate-related decisions made by the federal government are altering your work. Even if climate work is just a small part of what you do, your experience matters!
August 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Has your work been impacted by the federal government's about-face on climate policy? Our team wants to hear about it 🧪
Details below 👇
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@mliebreich.bsky.social says we need to scrape off the "barnacles" of the energy transition and get back to basics. His full thoughts will be published in a Bloomberg New Energy Finance piece coming soon, but you can catch a preview in the latest episode of the Climate Swings podcast!
July 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@mliebreich.bsky.social says we need to scrape off the "barnacles" of the energy transition and get back to basics. His full thoughts will be published in a Bloomberg New Energy Finance piece coming soon, but you can catch a preview in the latest episode of the Climate Swings podcast!
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As I say here, “This document was written for the American people, paid for by the taxpayers, and it contains vital information we need to keep ourselves safe in a changing climate, as the disasters that continue to mount demonstrate so tragically and clearly.”
More by @borenbears.bsky.social here:
More by @borenbears.bsky.social here:
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised
The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.
apnews.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
As I say here, “This document was written for the American people, paid for by the taxpayers, and it contains vital information we need to keep ourselves safe in a changing climate, as the disasters that continue to mount demonstrate so tragically and clearly.”
More by @borenbears.bsky.social here:
More by @borenbears.bsky.social here:
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Join us on 10 July to learn about the #Environment Agency's work helping organisations across government to reduce the #carbon footprint of their infrastructure #sustainability events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d97888... #nzc4i
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Join us on 10 July to learn about the #Environment Agency's work helping organisations across government to reduce the #carbon footprint of their infrastructure #sustainability events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d97888... #nzc4i
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Congrats to @mark-carney.bsky.social, who will be replacing Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister. Now he needs to hang on to his new job in the upcoming election - which Trump and Musk might just help him do! Mark was my guest for Episode 84 of @CleaningUpPod
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA5...
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The 130 Trillion-Dollar Man - Ep84: Mark Carney
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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March 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Congrats to @mark-carney.bsky.social, who will be replacing Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister. Now he needs to hang on to his new job in the upcoming election - which Trump and Musk might just help him do! Mark was my guest for Episode 84 of @CleaningUpPod
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA5...
youtu.be/lGFKwshHjWQ?... this guy is usually pretty chirpy about how the United States prospects look whilst he is pretty pessimistic about the prospects for other countries and whilst he fully admits that geopolitical analysis it's about worst case scenarios this is well worth watching
The Russian Reach: Series Introduction || PETER ZEIHAN
YouTube video by Zeihan on Geopolitics
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March 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
youtu.be/lGFKwshHjWQ?... this guy is usually pretty chirpy about how the United States prospects look whilst he is pretty pessimistic about the prospects for other countries and whilst he fully admits that geopolitical analysis it's about worst case scenarios this is well worth watching
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Greenpeace is in court again over the 2016 #NoDAPL movement, with pipeline owner Energy Transfer Partners arguing that Greenpeace should be liable for the protests. But in Greenpeace's eyes, this is a SLAPP suit — that also ignores the Indigenous activists who led the movement.
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The $300M Lawsuit That Could Crush Dissent
Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, is suing Greenpeace for $300 million. The pipeline company accuses Greenpeace of criminal behavior — trespassing, vandalism, an...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Greenpeace is in court again over the 2016 #NoDAPL movement, with pipeline owner Energy Transfer Partners arguing that Greenpeace should be liable for the protests. But in Greenpeace's eyes, this is a SLAPP suit — that also ignores the Indigenous activists who led the movement.
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‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.
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Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting
The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.
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February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:
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More people were killed on or by buses in London in 2024 than any year since 2009. That's the outcome of London's "institutionally unsafe" franchising model, which the Government wants to roll out across the country. Support the Bus Drivers Bill of Rights! www.change.org/p/mayor-of-l...
February 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More people were killed on or by buses in London in 2024 than any year since 2009. That's the outcome of London's "institutionally unsafe" franchising model, which the Government wants to roll out across the country. Support the Bus Drivers Bill of Rights! www.change.org/p/mayor-of-l...
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We Need More Conservatives
Let's be honest
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February 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
youtu.be/CivlU8hJVwc?... always interesting check out Gary Stevenson on why #inequality is always ignored. If you don't know about this guy then do dive into his stuff it's super interesting and feels increasingly important commerce especially after you see what's happening in the United States
Why are economists missing this?
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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January 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
youtu.be/CivlU8hJVwc?... always interesting check out Gary Stevenson on why #inequality is always ignored. If you don't know about this guy then do dive into his stuff it's super interesting and feels increasingly important commerce especially after you see what's happening in the United States
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I discovered the world of climate comedy thanks to @maxboykoff.bsky.social & @mattywin.bsky.social - and it is so therapeutic!
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
Scientists and comedians join forces to get climate crisis message across
Video series launched in which comics translate climate science into down-to-earth language
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I discovered the world of climate comedy thanks to @maxboykoff.bsky.social & @mattywin.bsky.social - and it is so therapeutic!
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
I’d love to curate a starter pack on climate & humour, but I only have 3 accounts, with @belinaraffy.bsky.social.
Baba Brinkman + Chuck Nice aren’t here.
Suggestions? 🧵
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🪙 We are underestimating the cost of the climate crisis.
A new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that the global economy could face a 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090 as a result of the devastation caused by the climate crisis.
A new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that the global economy could face a 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090 as a result of the devastation caused by the climate crisis.
January 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🪙 We are underestimating the cost of the climate crisis.
A new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that the global economy could face a 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090 as a result of the devastation caused by the climate crisis.
A new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that the global economy could face a 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090 as a result of the devastation caused by the climate crisis.
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The latest scientific findings on climate change reveal an accelerating crisis with profound global implications.
The developments underscore the urgent need for comprehensive climate action to mitigate escalating environmental threats.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The developments underscore the urgent need for comprehensive climate action to mitigate escalating environmental threats.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Climate change: what the latest science is telling us
After another record-breaking year for global temperatures in 2024, pressure is rising on policymakers to step up efforts to curb climate change.
www.reuters.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The latest scientific findings on climate change reveal an accelerating crisis with profound global implications.
The developments underscore the urgent need for comprehensive climate action to mitigate escalating environmental threats.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The developments underscore the urgent need for comprehensive climate action to mitigate escalating environmental threats.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...